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The engineering market in Montreal offers real opportunities today for qualified professionals. Whether you're actively looking or simply open to what's out there, Fed Manutech connects you with Greater Montreal employers who don't always post their positions on mainstream job boards.
Hello, I’m Simon, Recruitment Advisor at FED Manutech, a specialized recruitment firm focused on engineering, industrial and manufacturing positions across Quebec. We are currently supporting a well-established and growing food manufacturing company in the search for two Quality Assurance Specialists to strengthen their quality team in a context of operational growth and expansion.
Hello, I’m Simon from FED Manutech, specializing in both temporary and permanent recruitment for engineering, manufacturing, and technical roles. We are experts and speak your language. We are committed to supporting you throughout your job search and every stage of your career.
Hello, My name is Anthony Chacon, Recruitment Advisor at FED ManuTech, specializing in engineering, manufacturing and technical positions. I'm currently recruiting a Quality Coordinator for a manufacturing company specializing in polymer processing. The organization is committed to delivering high-quality products while fostering continuous improvement and collaboration across its operations.
Hello, My name is Anthony Chacon, Recruitment Advisor at FED ManuTech, specializing in engineering, manufacturing, and technical positions. I'm currently recruiting an Automation Specialist for a well-established manufacturer specializing in custom automated industrial equipment. The company delivers innovative engineering solutions to a wide range of manufacturing industries and offers a collaborative environment where technical expertise and continuous improvement are highly valued.
My name is Anthony Chacon, Recruitment Advisor at FED ManuTech, specializing in engineering, manufacturing, and technical positions. I'm currently recruiting a Quality Assurance Technician for a well-established food manufacturing company. The organization is committed to product quality, continuous improvement, and employee development while offering a collaborative and stable work environment.
Hello, My name is Frédérique Tahon, Recruitment Director at FED Manutech, a recruitment firm specializing in permanent and temporary recruitment for engineering, manufacturing, automation and technical professionals. We are currently partnering with a leading manufacturing organization that continues to invest heavily in automation, operational excellence and advanced technologies. As part of a strategic succession plan, the company is looking to add a Manufacturing Automation Specialist who enjoys hands-on troubleshooting and wants to become a key technical resource within a highly automated production environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to expand their expertise and grow into a long-term technical leadership role.
Hello, I'm Anthony Chacon, Recruitment Consultant at FED ManuTech, specializing in engineering, manufacturing, and industrial positions. I'm currently recruiting a Mechanical Engineer for a manufacturing company specializing in the design and integration of industrial automation solutions. If you're looking to join an innovative organization where engineering excellence and continuous improvement are part of the culture, this could be the opportunity for you.
My name is Frédérique, Recruitment Consultant at FED ManuTech, specialized in technical and manufacturing roles. I’m currently seeking an Industrial Drafter for a manufacturing company recognized for the high quality of its products and its collaborative work environment.
I'm Frédérique, Recruitment Consultant at Fed ManuTech, and I'm currently looking for a Maintenance Planner to join a well-established manufacturing company. If you're someone who enjoys structuring operations, working closely with technical teams, and ensuring equipment reliability, this is the role for you!
Hello, I'm Simon Mathé, Recruitment Consultant at FED ManuTech. I'm currently recruiting for a well-established Canadian manufacturer specializing in custom-engineered industrial equipment used in demanding industrial and critical applications. As part of the expansion of its ASME Section VIII-certified fabrication facility and the succession planning of a senior engineer, the company is looking for a Mechanical Engineer with strong pressure vessel expertise. If you're looking for a role where your technical judgment is valued, where you'll work closely with manufacturing and where you'll have a direct impact on engineering decisions, this opportunity is worth exploring.
Hello, I’m Simon Mathé, Recruitment Consultant at FED ManuTech, specializing in engineering and manufacturing roles. I am currently partnering with a well-established manufacturing company seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations and support continuous improvement initiatives.
I’m Simon Mathé, Recruitment Consultant at FED ManuTech, currently supporting a well-established manufacturing company in the agri-food sector in hiring an electromechanic. The environment is technical, automated, and focused on equipment reliability and operational continuity.
With 95,400 jobs in the manufacturing sector in 2025, Montreal ranks second among Quebec regions for manufacturing employment (Source: Socioeconomic Portrait of Montreal, Government of Quebec, May 2026). This sector continues to generate skilled positions, driven by automation, Industry 4.0 and the energy transition in a provincial market where total employment grew by 1.7% last year to reach 4,645,000 jobs (Source: ISQ, 2025 labour market review).
At Fed Manutech, our mandates cover the full technical and operational spectrum.
Production roles include the most in-demand profiles for 2025: production supervisor, team leader, production engineer and plant manager. The most active sectors include food processing, plastics, power electronics and heavy manufacturing.
According to the Fed Manutech 2025 Salary Guide, a production supervisor earns between $65K and $85–90K depending on experience, and a plant manager can exceed $150K at the senior level.
Maintenance profiles are among the rarest on the market: electromechanical technician, automation engineer, maintenance manager, maintenance director. Demand is structural, driven by aging equipment and the shift toward Industry 4.0.
The Fed Manutech 2025 salary ranges place an automation engineer between $85K and $120K+, and a maintenance manager between $80K and over $90K at the intermediate level.
Quality, EHS and laboratory / quality control roles are in high demand, particularly in aerospace, food processing and pharmaceuticals. These positions require expertise in sanitary standards, environmental regulations or quality management systems (ISO, HACCP, IATF).
Roles in research and development, industrial organization (methods, continuous improvement, processes) and technical after-sales service represent a growing share of Fed Manutech mandates. According to the 2025 Salary Guide, an R&D engineer starts between $85K and can reach over $105K at the senior level, and an engineering director exceeds $130K.
Regulatory back-office profiles round out this ecosystem: regulatory affairs officers and managers, less visible roles, but equally strategic in heavily regulated sectors.
To help you position yourself in the market, here are the salary ranges observed in Greater Montreal in 2025, drawn from the Fed Manutech Salary Guide. These figures are based on real mandates handled by our consultants and interviews conducted with professionals in the region.
| Position | Entry-level | Mid-level | Senior |
|---|---|---|---|
| Production Operator / General Labourer | 40 k$ | 50 k$ | 60 k$ |
| Production Team Leader | 55 k$ | 65 k$ | 75 k$ |
| Production Supervisor | 65 k$ | 75 k$ | 85–90 k$ |
| Production Engineer | 80 k$ | 90 k$ | +100 k$ |
| Production Director | 90 k$ | 95 k$ | +105 k$ |
| Plant Manager | 100 k$ | 125 k$ | +150 k$ |
| Electromechanical Technician | 60 k$ | 70 k$ | 80 k$ |
| Automation Engineer | 85 k$ | 100 k$ | +120 k$ |
| Maintenance Manager | 80 k$ | 85 k$ | +90 k$ |
| Maintenance Director | 90 k$ | 100 k$ | +110 k$ |
| Quality Technician | 45 k$ | 55 k$ | 65 k$ |
| Quality Engineer | 70 k$ | 90 k$ | +110 k$ |
| Quality Manager | 70 k$ | 75 k$ | +85 k$ |
| EHS Engineer | 70 k$ | 80 k$ | 90 k$ |
| EHS Manager / Director | 80 k$ | 95 k$ | +105 k$ |
| Chemist / Formulation Technician | 45 k$ | 55 k$ | +65 k$ |
| R&D Engineer | 85 k$ | 95 k$ | +105 k$ |
| Mechanical Engineer | 85 k$ | 95 k$ | 110 k$ |
| Engineering Director | 110 k$ | 120 k$ | +130 k$ |
| Continuous Improvement Engineer | 80 k$ | 95 k$ | +110 k$ |
| Director of Operations | 100 k$ | 125 k$ | +150 k$ |
| Commissioning Engineer (Field Service) | 90 k$ | 100 k$ | +110 k$ |
Source: Fed Manutech 2025 Salary Guide, Greater Montreal. Entry-Level: first experience in the role / Mid-Level: 3 to 5 years / Senior: 7+ years. Ranges vary by industry, company size and management responsibilities.
Find these figures useful? Download the Fed Manutech 2025 Salary Guide to access the full salary ranges for the manufacturing engineering sector in Greater Montreal.
Working with a specialized firm gives you access to a market you'll never see on a job board. In Quebec's engineering sector, the best positions are often filled before they're ever posted. And according to the 2024–2025 Genium360 survey, 86% of engineering employers say it's difficult to fill their open positions, which structurally puts the leverage on the side of qualified candidates.
Fed Manutech maintains an active employer network across Greater Montreal. Many of these companies give us their mandates exclusively, precisely because they don't want to manage dozens of untargeted applications.
When you apply through Fed Manutech, your profile is presented to employers who don't recruit any other way. That's access to the hidden market and it's one of the concrete advantages that no generalist job portal can offer.
Our consultants are specialized by sector: production engineering, maintenance, quality, R&D, EHS. They know your trade, your work environment, and what manufacturing employers in the region actually expect.
That means they can quickly assess whether a mandate is a real fit for your profile, and help you prepare for an interview with targeted technical arguments. You don't need to explain what HACCP means or what a preventive maintenance plan looks like. Your consultant already knows.
Fed Manutech's service doesn't stop at the match. It includes:
And all of this at no cost to the candidate. Fed Group's model is built entirely on placement success.
Numbers point you in the right direction, real cases build confidence. Here are two recent examples that show what "specialized recruitment" actually looks like on the ground in Greater Montreal.
A first temporary placement had failed after one month: the actual duties were production-related, not quality control. The job description didn't match the reality of the role.
Jérémy Dupeuble, Senior Consultant at Fed Manutech, took over the mandate with a different approach: root cause analysis of the failure, a full rewrite of the job description, setting 30/60/90-day objectives, and selection through concrete situational assessments. The result: a permanent position was created, a successful onboarding was achieved, and operational improvement proposals were put forward by the candidate within the first few weeks.
Placement timeline: 1 month. Sector: food processing, South Shore.
Read the full story – Quality Technician, South Shore →
The client had been working with another agency for months, with no results. The need wasn't just a list of skills, it touched on team culture, client relationships, and the candidate's ability to integrate into a specific manufacturing environment.
Marine, Recruitment Consultant at Fed Manutech, visited the site, met all the stakeholders involved, and filtered candidates based on behavioural signals and adaptability, not just their resumes. The candidate presented won over a client who had been skeptical from the start. The company then handed Marine two additional mandates.
Placement timeline: 1 month. Sector: woodworking manufacturing, North Shore.
Read the full story – Production Supervisor, North Shore →
The manufacturing engineering market is no longer limited to downtown Montreal. According to the OIQ, 34% of member engineers live in Montreal, and 14.5% are in Montérégie, a reflection of where plants and production sites are actually located in the region (Source: OIQ, 2024–2025 Annual Report).
Fed Manutech covers all of Greater Montreal:
If your search is geographically focused, mention it in your first conversation with your consultant. Finding a position that's accessible without sacrificing an hour of commuting every day is part of the selection criteria too.
Timelines vary depending on the complexity of the role, but urgent mandates are regularly filled within a week, and more structured placements within 3 to 4 weeks. That's significantly faster than typical public sector processes or unsolicited applications, which often stretch over several months. Our speed comes from a pool of candidates who have already been met and vetted by our consultants.
Yes. Fed Manutech handles both contract types: permanent (full-time), temporary (interim or fixed-term) and internships. Some temporary mandates lead to permanent roles, a pathway we actively encourage and have successfully implemented for several candidates in the region.
Yes, completely. Fed Group's model is built on placement success: fees are billed to the employer, only upon a successful placement. There are no charges, no commitments and nothing asked of the candidate at any point in the process.
Yes. The majority of our mandates are located outside downtown Montreal. We are active across the entire metropolitan area: South Shore (Montérégie, Brossard, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu), North Shore (Laval, Laurentians, Lanaudière) and the West Island. If you're an engineer or technician looking for a position in a specific area, that's exactly what we do.
